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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke/Centennial High School Alumni "A Night To Remember" Pioneers of Education event invitation, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Centennial High School Collection (1955-2016; undated) contains four boxes and 3.75 linear feet of material generated by or related to Centennial High School, located in Compton, CA. A majority of this collection contains copies of "War Cry" Centennial High School yearbooks, as well as material related to the Class of 1966 13th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, and 50th reunions and includes: programs, keychains, flyers, buttons, DVDs, photographs, t-shirts, and pamphlets. This collection also contains material regarding the Class of 1964 30th and 50th reunions; a commencement program from 1968; a class of 1957 plaque, sweater; adult booster club jacket; photograph album containing images from classes of 1957-1959; clippings regarding former alumni and former teacher John Redfud; issues of Centennial High School newspapers; Centennial High School Alumni Association by-laws; and other material. Also included in this collection are two Compton Junior High School yearbooks from 1961 (Willowbrook) and 1962 (Vanguard).

Dates

  • Other: undated

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 boxes (two record storage boxes; one document box; one oversized storage box)

From the Collection: 3.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895